Photograph of the home of John P. Bahl at 409 S. 8th Street, Waco, TX. It is a one-story wooden building. Blondina V. Bahl on the left and Leda Bahl on the right, one next to a post, and one leaning on the railing. A dog sits at the top of the stairs leading up to the front door.

Photograph of the home of John P. Bahl at 409 S. 8th Street, Waco, TX. It is a one-story wooden building. The porch and front window are decked out with patriotic decorations. Josephine (Josie) at 22 years old stands on the left side of the porch with another, unidentified, woman. Below from left to right are Blondina (18 years old), Leda (12 years old), Katharine and John Philip Bahl, and in the front is John Philip Herlin (10 years old). A dog lies at the feet of the little boy. The house next door can be seen in the background.

Photograph of the Bahl family. From left to right, they are Josephine, Blond, Leda and Harry Bahl. The women wear high-necked dark dresses and ribbons in their hair. Harry Bahl wears a suit and tie, with a medal in his lapel.

Photograph of Josephine and Elmer Wheatly at their wedding. A bridesmaid stands next to Josephine, and a groomsman next to Wheatly. A little girl wearing white and holding a small plate stands in front of the groomsman.

Photograph of the wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly in Waco, Texas. They pose for their picture with three others, likely the best man, maid of honor, and flower girl.

Patent for "a projectile having an elliptical cross-section and slight longitadinal twist for use in guns provided with a corresponding bore." (lines 8-11), including description and illustrations.

Patent for improvements on cotton cleaners and distributors, specifically means for pneumatically raising cotton, cleaning the dirt from said cotton, and releasing quantities of cotton collected in the distributor.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).

Patent for wagon body which fits on many different types of running bodies, including illustrations.

Patent for a vapor-bath which improves upon the breathing apparatus.

Patent for "an improved projectile for guns and ordnance of various classes and bores" (lines 7-9).

Patent for an invention that "relates to a pneumatic conveyer, and is particularly adapted for use in connection with cotton-seed and other material for the purpose of elevating and conveying the material to a room or compartment where it may be deposited and for transferring the contents of one of said compartments to another whenever desired" (lines 10-17). Illustrations are included.

Patent for "a press which will compress the cotton or other material into bales of hexagon, cylindrical, or other shapes, the shape of the bale corresponding with the shape of the bale-receptacle used" (lines 11-15).

Patent for a machine designed to improve the creation of mattresses, with the intent of making them of uniform length, width, depth, and amount of stuffing.

Invitation to the wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly. It reads: "Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Bahl request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Josephine to Elmer H. Wheatly, Wednesday, April twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and one, at 8:30 p.m., at their residence, 409 South Eighth Street. At Home after May 1, 1507 Trice Ave."

Graduation announcement for Waco High School's class of 1901, inviting Mrs. Lula Maskew and family to the commencement exercises. Included is a class roll.

Portrait of a family of five. All are in wedding clothing. The text on the back says "Wedding of Josephine Bahl & Elmer H. Wheatly, Waco, 1901."

Photograph of Carlos Appell Lastinger as a small child. He is dressed in a white gown and sits at the end of a wicker sofa on a pillow.

Photograph of Carlos Appell Lastinger as a small child. He is dressed in a white gown and sits on a decorated wicker chair. A note on the back of the photograph states he was born in 1901, lived in Texas, and died in 1979.

Photograph of Waco Masonic Lodge No. 92, a tall four-story building lined with windows. A square and compass symbol hangs along the facade of the building at right, above the building's lower entrance, which is lined with pillars. Above this entrance is a large shield containing a ring of stars, a large capital letter "G", and a smaller square and compass symbol. A crowd of people are gathered along the sidewalks adjoining the building.

Photograph of the McLennan County Courthouse, a large ornate, neoclassical building with a large dome, a facade with Greek-styled pillars, a long set of stone stairs, and two wings on both sides of the building. Statues of eagles and Lady Justice decorate the dome and the front of the building. Bicycles are placed along the curb of the road, as well as horse-drawn buggies parked to hitching posts along the sidewalk.